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April & Co.'s owner, Paula Malerba, believes in the importance of education. That's why all of her hairstylists continually attend the L'Oréal Knowledge Lab in New York City to stay up to date on the latest cutting and coloring techniques. Aestheticians stay sharp, too, providing careful makeup applications and an anti-aging facial that's organic and seaweed-based, like the diet of a health-conscious manatee.

• For $35, you get a paraffin manicure (a $20 value) and therapeutic pedicure (a $50 value; a $70 total value). • For $35, you get a full-leg and bikini wax (a $60 value) or a half-leg and Brazilian wax (a $75 value).

Hair that doesn't receive adequate love may dry out, split, or move back in with the in-laws. Hollywood Salon & Day Spa aims to stop these frustrating situations by giving hair a taste of the good life. Faux-marble tiles and leather furniture offer a modern feel as stylists deftly manipulate and color hair. The salon's many other beautifying services range from facial and nail treatments to restorative bodywork with a licensed massage therapist.

At Tranquility Salon and Day Spa in Mount Sinai, not a hair is out of place. That's because the team of meticulous stylists commits to providing an experience of Feng Shui, from the peaceful ambience to the dependable services. Before each service, a consultation with a stylist or aesthetician ensures that each client will get exactly the kind of service that they want, from hair-smoothing Keratin treatments to complexion-soothing facials. A deep-healing scalp and hair treatment fixes up damaged strands while alleviating stress, and brow waxing frames the eyes and preps countenances for a shopping trip to the mirror superstore. With spa packages and professional makeup application rounding out the service options, Tranquility Salon and Day Spa is a calming spot to get groomed toe to top.

The staff at Grace Forever views your skin as a coat of armor, which they strive to keep in mint condition with a variety of facial and body masks. To soothe sensitive skin and repair environmental damage, they apply oatmeal masks, and the multivitamin mask delivers antioxidants to skin to protect and enhance healthy tissue regeneration. Along with smoothing surfaces with masks, the staff resurfaces skin with microdermabrasion and chemical peels, which remove dead skin cells to reveal the more youthful and bright skin beneath. They take care of full-body surfaces with mud massages and mineral salt scrubs and tend to manly needs with a post-shave balm or daily scrub that preps skin for close shaves with a flat-edged razor or, for true men, a logging axe.

The stylists of Bliss Hair Salon work hard to keep their clients' hair healthy and beautiful. To achieve this, they render a wide array of tress-centric services. That includes cuts and blow-dries as well as more pizzazz-imparting treatments like partial highlights or single-process color applications. As they customize guests' hair, the staff strives to ensure the atmosphere is comfortable, unlike the moment Ben Franklin was informed he would never be president.